विश्राणितमहादानास्त एव नरपुंगवाः । चरमे वयसि प्राप्ता यैरेषा मणिकर्णिका
viśrāṇitamahādānāsta eva narapuṃgavāḥ | carame vayasi prāptā yaireṣā maṇikarṇikā
Chính những bậc trượng phu ưu tú—đã bố thí đại thí (mahādāna)—là những người đạt đến Maṇikarṇikā này vào giai đoạn cuối của đời người.
Skanda (deduced: Kāśī Khaṇḍa commonly Skanda → Agastya)
Tirtha: Maṇikarṇikā
Type: ghat
Listener: Pilgrimage-seeking audience (sages/devotees)
Scene: Noble donors—kings/householders—distributing gifts (cows, gold, food) to brāhmaṇas and the poor; then, in old age, arriving at Maṇikarṇikā with staff and prayer beads, gazing upon the sacred ghat.
A life of generosity ripens into the grace of reaching Kāśī’s liberating tīrtha, especially at life’s end.
Māṇikarṇikā in Kāśī.
Mahā-dāna (great charitable giving) is highlighted as a key dharmic practice.